New plans for the old Lochmaddy Hospital

[Angela MacLean – Presenter] There has been progress in the effort to put Lochmaddy Hospital to use once more. The community group, ‘An Torc Earranta’ in North Uist have submitted a bid to buy it. This coming week the second consultation on developing the building will be held. Shona MacDonald has more.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] It will be 16 years this month since the closure of the hospital in Lochmaddy. For a while now the community have been looking at what can be done with the building. This week, the community group have taken an important step in their aim to buy the hospital and the surrounding land.

[Philip Harding] It’s an important month for us, we’ve put in an offer to those who own the land. Eight acres of land, well just over eight acres and the loch.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter And the hospital itself?

[Philip Harding] And the hospital itself, those buildings.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] Next Tuesday, the second consultation will be held in Lochmaddy on the planned development of a facility which will benefit the area.

[Philip Harding] The heart of the project is housing for 60 students. Just recently, about a month ago Lews Castle College were given the go ahead to run their course for two more years. Before, students had to go to Nairn I believe if they wanted to do the course.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] They are also exploring ideas for housing and tourist facilities.

[Philip Harding] It could perhaps be sheltered housing or something like that. A place for businesses, for hook ups, that’s how things are looking just now. Tourists arrive in Lochmaddy and they leave the town, never to be seen again.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] Previously, a strong idea emerged about how people wanted the appearance of the old building to look.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] Research, a feasibility study was done the year before last. The community’s idea was that they wanted to keep the hospital’s stone façade and the consultants currently looking at the building must examine whether that can be done.

[Shona MacDonald – Reporter] There’s plenty work ahead of the group though, before any stone is turned. Shona MacDonald, BBC An Là in Lochmaddy.

Planaichean ùra airson seann ospadal Loch nam Madadh

(New plans for the old Lochmaddy Hospital)

VocabularyBriathrachas

Ospadal Loch nam Madadh - Lochmaddy Hospital

tagradh - bid

co-chomhairleachadh - consultation

acraichean - acres

taigheadas - housing

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